Chapter 244
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Chapter 244: The Battle of Sword Cultivators (Part 1)
The Wufeng Mountain cultivator at Qi Training ninth level was decapitated by Wang Chen with a single sword strike. The other cultivator at Qi Training seventh level immediately felt his heart gripped by fear and, without hesitation, leaped backward.
Simultaneously, he activated several talismans, slapping them onto his body in rapid succession.
Bursts of spiritual light erupted, enveloping him in layers of protective spells that shimmered in a kaleidoscope of colors under the sunlight.
As it turned out, the Wufeng Mountain cultivator’s reaction was indeed wise.
In the next moment, a massive Fire Crow spread its wings, and within a breath, it traced a long arc of fire through the air, crashing heavily into him.
Bang!
Amidst the explosive flames, the Wufeng Mountain cultivator was sent flying.
However, shielded by multiple protective spells, he only suffered dizziness from the blast’s impact and sustained no serious injuries. With a swift motion, he even managed to hurl a Fireburst Talisman into the air!
Seeing the fiery burst of the Fireburst Talisman, Wang Chen immediately abandoned any thought of pursuit.
He directed the Fire Crow Sword to slice off the storage bag from the fallen Wufeng Mountain cultivator’s waist, wrapping it in sword light as it flew back to him.
Then, he steered the silver spiritual shuttle and made a swift escape toward the southwest!
These two Wufeng Mountain cultivators were evidently on a patrol mission at the outskirts of Thunderstorm Valley, which suggested that more of their sect members—and possibly even Purple Palace cultivators—were inside the valley.
Although Wang Chen’s current strength allowed him to dominate cultivators of his own level, and he could effortlessly kill those at Qi Training ninth level, it did not mean he was invincible within the realm of Qi Training.
The Wufeng Mountain cultivator he had just repelled, despite being only at Qi Training seventh level, had withstood the Perfect Mastery Fire Crow Technique. With the aid of talismans and artifacts, he was not to be underestimated.
If Wang Chen were to be surrounded by his enemies, he couldn’t be certain of escaping unscathed.
Thus, he made the decisive choice to retreat.
A steady stream of potent magical energy flowed into the silver spiritual shuttle, pushing the flying artifact to its maximum speed.
After flying for about twenty to thirty miles, Wang Chen suddenly felt a prickling sensation, as if a thorn were lodged in his back!
Instinctively, he glanced over his shoulder and was startled to see a streak of sword light pursuing him at lightning speed.
It was only a thousand steps away!
A sword cultivator?
Wang Chen hadn’t anticipated encountering a sword cultivator capable of sword flight.
The sword cultivator was incredibly fast, closing the distance between them with relentless determination.
This was not good!
Wang Chen realized it was only a matter of time before the Wufeng Mountain sword cultivator caught up with him.
And time was running out.
Without hesitation, he plunged downward, swiftly disappearing into the dense forest below.
Wang Chen, being somewhat of a sword cultivator himself, knew that the more open the terrain, the more effective a flying sword could be.
Although his Sword Control had reached the level of perfect mastery, he still lacked the ability to perform sword flight.
The strength of the pursuers was formidable!
"Where do you think you’re going?!"
As Wang Chen landed in the forest, a sharp shout echoed from above.
A sword light of unmatched killing intent suddenly descended from the sky, tearing through the massive tree canopy and crashing down!
It came too fast!
Wang Chen vanished instantly from his spot.
He continuously activated Shortening the Earth, his figure darting like a ghost through the trees.
Simultaneously, he used the Perfected Level Breath Concealment Technique on himself.
Crack! Crack! Crack!
Accompanied by the chilling sounds of breaking, towering trees fell one after another behind Wang Chen.
No matter how he dodged and concealed himself, that sword light, imbued with destructive power, relentlessly pursued him like a maggot on a corpse.
Wang Chen sensed something was amiss and immediately threw forward the storage bag he had just seized.
He suspected that this storage bag bore the secret mark of Wufeng Mountain, allowing the pursuers to lock onto his position.
Boom!
The storage bag was crushed by the sword light, instantly bursting into a fine powder, and everything inside was reduced to ashes.
At that moment, Wang Chen got a clear look at his pursuer.
The Wufeng Mountain sword cultivator was a young woman in a white dress, stunningly beautiful with a face like a painting, but her expression was cold as water, her eyes chillingly icy, flickering with thunder.
As she shattered the storage bag, she landed on the ground, sweat beading on her forehead and her breath a bit ragged.
Clearly, she had expended a lot of magical energy.
Wang Chen was only a hundred steps away from her, both standing in a standoff.
The white-dressed woman glanced at Wang Chen with disdain and suddenly waved her flowing sleeves, sending a sword light racing towards him with incredible speed.
A concealed sword in the sleeve!
Coincidentally, at the same moment, Wang Chen also unleashed the Fire Crow Sword.
The flying sword, imbued with the Fire Crow Technique, carried with it intense flames, crashing fiercely against the white-dressed woman’s flying sword.
Clang!
Accompanied by a deafening roar, countless sparks flew everywhere.
The Fire Crow Sword let out a mournful cry and shattered under the collision, hurtling back with dimming light, clearly injured.
Wang Chen’s head buzzed as if someone had stabbed him with a sword.
The pain was intense!
Since acquiring the Fire Crow Sword, Wang Chen had been inseparable from it, cultivating with it through the years.
Their souls were connected, their spiritual awareness intertwined, thus sharing both glory and harm.
However, the Fire Crow Sword was not his life’s sword; even if it suffered heavy damage or destruction, it would not be fatal to Wang Chen.
Instead, his awareness became extraordinarily clear as he continued to use Shortening the Earth, swiftly closing the distance to the white-dressed woman.
The battle between them instantaneously transformed from a mid-range encounter into close-quarters combat.
The white-dressed woman did not expect Wang Chen to close in on her so quickly.
Yet she remained unfazed, reacting with astonishing speed!
With no time to recall her flying sword, she raised her right hand, her index and middle fingers forming a sword finger as she stabbed toward Wang Chen.
An invisible sword energy shot forth from her fingertip, aiming directly at the vital point between Wang Chen’s brows!
In her eyes, a hint of mockery appeared.
It was as if she was laughing at Wang Chen’s audacity.
At that moment, a silver-white radiance suddenly enveloped her, closely protecting her form.
Just then, Wang Chen’s fist arrived.
Wang Chen’s punch appeared ordinary, thrusting straight ahead without any change or hidden moves.
However, at the moment he threw his punch, the Heavenly Dragon manifestation emerged behind him!
As his fist struck out, the surrounding space seemed to collapse.
The white-dressed woman’s expression changed!
The invisible sword energy she launched did not hit its target.
Because Wang Chen tilted his head just in time, narrowly evading that deadly strike.
However, Wang Chen’s fist power completely blocked all her escape routes.
She felt as if she were being crushed beneath a mountain!
With no way to evade, the white-dressed woman could only take Wang Chen’s punch head-on.
Boom!
Wang Chen’s fist, infused with the full strength of the Vajra Fist, collided violently with the white-dressed woman’s magical shields.
She was instantly propelled backward, unable to control herself, as the protective spiritual light surrounding her shattered and vanished.
